Lansford Spence in 2008

Lansford Spence (born 15 December 1982) is a Jamaican sprinter. Together with Sanjay Ayre, Brandon Simpson and Davian Clarke he won a bronze medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics. He also competed in the individual contest, but was knocked out in the semi-final. In 2006 the relay team won another bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games. He won a Commonwealth Games Silver medal in the 200m in 2010.

He was one of five athletes (along with Yohan Blake, Marvin Anderson, Allodin Fothergill and Sheri-Ann Brooks) who failed their doping tests at the 2009 Jamaican National Championships. All five tested positive for banned stimulant methylxanthine. Spence received a three-month doping ban for the infraction.[1]

Personal bests

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Jamaica
2002 NACAC U-25 Championships San Antonio, Texas, United States 6th 400m 47.06
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:05.19
Central American and Caribbean Games San Salvador, El Salvador 2nd 400 m 46.31
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:01.81
2003 Pan American Games Santo Domingo, DR 1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:02.02
2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships Nassau, Bahamas 1st 400 m 45.29
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 3rd 4 × 400 m relay 2:58.07
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 8th 400 m 45.79
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:01.94
2007 NACAC Championships San Salvador, El Salvador 2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.32
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:00.10
Pan American Games Guadalajara, Mexico 2nd 200 m 20.38 (wind: -1.0 m/s)

See also

References

  1. Jamaicans given three-month ban . BBC Sport (2009-09-14). Retrieved on 2010-08-30.


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